Hunter wellies are rubbish these days - what do you put on your feet to go in muddy fields?

[Lovelybunchofcocopops]

I must admit I do love a pair of hunters, they are soooo comfy, but these days they last 6 months (if that) before they start splitting/cracking/leaking etc
Have tried Ariat mud busters, but they managed 8 months before splitting.
Knackered up my Toggi canyons by going in the field with them on - I know, I know, only myself to blame for that one!
Am thinking of Barbour, but don't know anyone who has had them.


What do you wise horse people recommend for wading thru muddy fields?

[mrslaughan]

Aigle neoprene lined I am on my second winter and I wear them everyday (walking dog and horses), can't recommend them highly enough.

[Foxred10]

Dubarry Galway boots - worn daily for 3 years and still going strong

[VivaLeBeaver]

Not horsey but a dog walker. Dunlops. Never leaked.

[CMOTDibbler]

Muck boots. I have the riding ones, dh has grippier ones with reinforced sole. Warm as toast and very well made

[Bowlersarm]

Muck boots here as well. Much more comfortable than hunters but very different, so take some getting used to.

[mrscumberbatch]

Seconded Aigles... I covet dubarry's though

[Ilovemydogandmydoglovesme]

I've got some Sherwood Forest leather wellies. A bit like Dubarry etc but half the price. Gorgeous boots. So comfy, I wear them all day when I'm shooting and it's like being out in your slippers! Warm and dry and lovely.

[rocketeer]

I came on to say Dunlop too! Most comfortable wellies I have ever had. My friend swears by Joules ones too.

[CMOTDibbler]

DH wishes me to point out that his are Dirtboots with arch protection. And that yesterday when I was out on my (fabulous long) hack he was traipsing through deep freezing mud, lunging dpony, and standing around gossiping on the concrete yard doing yard duties he still had comfy warm feet and at £54 you can't complain at all.

DS has had Joules wellies, and I was very disappointed with the quality

[daisy5569]

I like dunlop wellies (from B&Q) cheap and do the job, but I also love my muck boots. I have the riding ones with the heel, feel a bit heavy at first (like diving boots) but you soon get used to them and your feet are never cold. I am on my second pair, but not because the first ones wore out, replaced then because the dog chewed the top part and they looked scruffy

[WynkenBlynkenandNod]

Dog walker here with mud featuring heavily on walks at the moment. Muckboots (Derwent) for me, really comfy and they don't kick off my Plantar Fascitis.

[Lovelybunchofcocopops]

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions, I will be having a look at all your recommendations.

[Mitchy1nge]

I've been wearing Toggi, K Dry and Dublin yard boots (whatever is at hand)- they've all coped really well and we have mud in parts of the field deep enough to go over the top of the boots sometimes

I'm too scared to wear wellies in case one of the horses stands on my foot while I'm leading them, feel a bit happier with the reinforced leather protecting my toes

[fishybits]

Muck boots

[HillyBillyBoBo]

Le Chameau make seriously good wellies. Mine have lasted nearly a decade, as have DH's, which is astonishing bearing in mind he wears them everyday at work. Agile are good too. Muck Boots are good until the seam between the rubber boot and the neoprene upper splits.

[Mitchy1nge]

you lot in wellies and muck boots, do you ride in them or can you be bothered to change your boots each time?

[CMOTDibbler]

I can ride in my muck boots. If I'm hacking I don't change, schooling I do

[piratecat]

was also going to say Dunlop, but put a thick insole in them.

[ancientbuchanan]

Dunlops with thick socks.

Mine are still going strong since I.got them last year prep school. Decades ago.

[thenightsky]

Cheap wellies off the market. £8. They last one season.

[5OBalesofHay]

I swear ny muck boots for mud and yard work but don't ride in them, they arent accurate enough so I do always change to riding boots

[HarrietSchulenberg]

Dunlops. Had 'em years till some swine pinched 'em from my doorstep on NYE. Hope he/she enjoyed the dog shit that was caked on both soles .

[mrslaughan]

Hillbilly - le chameaus are now made in China I believe and since this has started the quality is not what it was, hence why I bought aigles, which are still made in France.

I would not recommend dubarry's , loved mine , and wore them a lot, but not in the mud ( bought aigles for that as was warned that mud killed dubarry's.) Unfortunately mine are 2 years old and have sprung a leak....I think given the cost and care I have taken of them, they should have lasted longer.

[mooomeee]

you will never look back these are the best god damn wellies ever!

I have had my pair for 4 years, i wear them every single day, usually all day. They keep my feet lovely and warm, never smell, never leaked. I honestly would never have any other wellies. Can not recommend enough!